Two opinionpieces (one from Missouri, one from Florida) gave me an idea. Maybe that Economist Oxford-style education debate series could include this topic in a future debate ...
Proposition: Publicly-funded virtual schooling is a form of homeschooling. Yea? Nay?
Throw in a pair of to-the-point opening statements, recruit a couple of argumentative know-it-alls, and then let the discussion and voting begin.